Business Analyst - Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Business Analyst - Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Location: Athenry, Ireland (Hybrid - 2 days on-site per week)
Department: Manufacturing Supply Chain Operations
Salary: €70,000-€75,000

We're seeking an experienced Business Analyst to collaborate with operations, supply chain, and technology teams - analysing business needs, defining requirements, and enabling data-driven decisions that boost efficiency, scalability, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, and IT to gather, document, and translate business requirements into clear functional specifications.
• Break down business requirements into epics and user stories in JIRA, ensuring traceability to business outcomes.
• Support commercial readiness for the Athenry facility - ensuring new systems, processes, and equipment meet operational needs.
• Analyze existing processes and systems to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Engineering, and IT to align requirements with program goals and ensure timely delivery.
• Develop process flows, acceptance criteria, and business cases to support decision-making and solution design.
• Contribute to the implementation and continuous enhancement of ERP, MES, WMS, and other operational systems.
• Use JIRA dashboards to monitor progress, dependencies, and sprint deliverables across teams.
• Support change management and training initiatives to ensure smooth adoption of new tools and processes
• Ensure all business processes and documentation comply with FDA, ISO, EU MDR, and GMP standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Data, IT, or a related field.
• 10+ years' experience as a Business Analyst within manufacturing, supply chain, medical devices, or pharma (strongly preferred).
• Hands-on experience writing user stories, defining epics, and managing backlogs using JIRA or similar Agile tools.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP (SAP/Oracle), MES, WMS, and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Excel.
• Familiarity with automation, manufacturing operations, and supply chain planning.
  
• Exposure to Agile, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies is a plus.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.